Alpine Race Coach
About The Position
Race Coach Teach ski and racing skills for student athletes ages 6 to 18 Essential Duties and Responsibilities Provide on-hill athletic instruction and coaching to race students. Evaluate and oversee the development of each athlete's skills. Develop strategies enabling athletes to reach their individual goals. Create an environment that promotes teamwork. Instill strong values and teach good sportsmanship. Provide coaching and instruction in a professional and effective manner. Connect and communicate with parents and other coaches. Assist high school coaches who train or race at Berkshire East. Set up and tear down equipment for racing events. Maintain training and racing courses. Inspect courses maintaining on-hill safety for athletes and other skiers. Oversee the safe execution of all training and racing activities. Provide clear direction and expectations to all team members. Maintain race equipment (gates, nets, cameras, timing, etc.). Prepare all required records and reports on coaching activities. Support team athletes at races at other mountains as required. Perform other tasks as assigned by race director.
Requirements
- Strong technical skier background.
- Effective teaching skills working with children.
- USSA membership required.
- Intro to level 100 required
- Communicate clearly using 2 way radios.
- Communicate effectively with parents of racers to coordinate prior to training and race event days
- Applicants must be at least age 18
- Complete USSS background check required prior to being hired
- Must be physically fit and able to lift up to 75 lbs.
- Must be able to ski, stand, bend, climb, lift, reach, push and pull repetitively.
- Must be mentally attentive and focused at all times.
- Must be able to adapt to climate and work in extreme weather conditions.
Nice To Haves
- L100, L200+ certification preferred.
- Experience and certification as an Alpine Official preferred.
- Strong knowledge of skiing technique.
- Proven effective coaching style.
- Act as a role model; motivating and positively influencing athletes.
- Display good judgment skills in making decisions.
Responsibilities
- Provide on-hill athletic instruction and coaching to race students.
- Evaluate and oversee the development of each athlete's skills.
- Develop strategies enabling athletes to reach their individual goals.
- Create an environment that promotes teamwork.
- Instill strong values and teach good sportsmanship.
- Provide coaching and instruction in a professional and effective manner.
- Connect and communicate with parents and other coaches.
- Assist high school coaches who train or race at Berkshire East.
- Set up and tear down equipment for racing events.
- Maintain training and racing courses.
- Inspect courses maintaining on-hill safety for athletes and other skiers.
- Oversee the safe execution of all training and racing activities.
- Provide clear direction and expectations to all team members.
- Maintain race equipment (gates, nets, cameras, timing, etc.).
- Prepare all required records and reports on coaching activities.
- Support team athletes at races at other mountains as required.
- Perform other tasks as assigned by race director.
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